John C Anderson Jr
MilitaryB-24 #42-5115 piloted by Wallace Hickman was damaged over the target. With 2 engines on fire, pilots flew toward Nancy, France for crew to bail out. Evaded (EVD).
Killed in Action (KIA)
Evaded (EVD)
RTD
Evaded (EVD)
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-24 #42-51115 piloted by W. E. Hickman which was damaged over the target. McAdams was injured prior to bail out.
WIA
WIA
Bailed out, broken ankle, see page 222 in Jansen's book on 446th BG, no Prisoner of War (POW) record.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monticello, Florida | 1 July 1921 | |
Other Evaded |
France | 30 November 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11215 / MACR 11347 / MACR 11347, The History of the 446th BG by H. E. Jansen p. 111 / MACR 11347, The History of the 446th BG by Harold Jansen p. 222, daughter Dec 2010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database